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Subject: What mixer are you using?
Original Message 1/22 26-Mar-01 @ 08:51 AM - What mixer are you using?
My first was a Vestax PMC-03a. The Vestax served its role as a beginner mixer, which was a:cheap(129USD) b:decent in quality. The fader on the vestax was tight and took some effort to move, which at the time I thought was good. But on the fader tip, it taught me a lesson. cheap faders suck. It started to leak after 3 months or so. I'd give it a 3 out of 10 overall.
My second and current mixer is a Newmark Pro SM-1. This is a HUGE step up from the little vestax. Let me say that until this series of mixers came out I was not a Numark fan. My old roommate had one and the fader went quicker than the cheaper vestax. But anyway, the faders on this one are KILLER!!! I belive it is a true optical design. In any case, the fader feels smooth and has some weight too it as it should. To compare to the high end(PMC-07PRO)vestax, the vestax fader can be flicked all the way across very easily, while the numark has more resistance. The channel faders have a simlar feel. All the faders and knobs are non-slip rubber that feels nice. Speaking of knobs, the knobs are spaced out perfectly(almost), unlike the expensive vestax mixers, whose knobs are far too close together. Another nice feature is dual headphone-jacks!!!! It has both standard quarter-inch and the tiny walkman type. Bravo! On top of that, the mic connector is a fancy 1/4in\XLR !! Someone was actually thinking when they designed this thing. I'd give this a 7.5 out of 10. BTW it cost me $380, and they now have a three channel model availible. I would have liked to have had the third turntable option for the extra cash.
I hear stanton is makeing mixers with decent faders, anyone have one?
Message 2/22 26-Mar-01 @ 07:24 PM - RE: What mixer are you using?
Second, Gemini PS626... Fucked!
I now own a Citronic Preditor... Fucked!
I'm going to watch this thread with intrest
Message 3/22 27-Mar-01 @ 04:01 AM - RE: What mixer are you using?
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Message 4/22 27-Mar-01 @ 02:46 PM - RE: What mixer are you using?
Ape
Message 5/22 27-Mar-01 @ 11:00 PM - RE: What mixer are you using?
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I've been thru a few mixers to. Had a few
numarks that went sour very quick. Had that
Roland dj1000 thing which was terrible.
Played out on a Numark pro SM1, which was
nice but I had a few layout issues with it
(headphone jack placement I think-not coffin
friendly) it also seems like it's almost a
scratch fader but still a little techno IMOP. Also
tried a Vestax mixer, the silver 4 channel one,
that was very hard to navigate in the dark, but
seemed nice for non scratch styles.
Actually I've been gigging with my friends
Gemini eliminator 19" (the green one with the
skull on it) and I quite like it. I'm sure the
sound quality is what you pay for but it really
has a lot of bases covered. eq kills, punch in
out's on each channel, a decent fader that
lends more to techno then scratch, but the
punch in makes up for that a bit. cheap to
Message 6/22 28-Mar-01 @ 05:53 PM - RE: What mixer are you using?
Um, so has anybody heard of what i'm talking about?
Message 8/22 29-Mar-01 @ 06:00 AM - RE: What mixer are you using?
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I had an idea for a script once. It's basically Jaws except when the guys in the boat are going after Jaws, they look around and there's an even bigger Jaws. The guys have to team up with Jaws to get Bigger Jaws.... I call it... Big Jaws!!!
Message 10/22 01-Apr-01 @ 03:56 AM - RE: What mixer are you using?
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